A fresh start at The Hawthorns where Steve Clarke and Brendan Rodgers take charge of their new clubs for the first time in the Premier League. Rodgers had asked Clarke to stay with Liverpool when first approached to succeed Kenny Dalglish this summer before the matter was taken out of their hands. "I actually got sacked by Liverpool," Clarke revealed on Friday, insisting he has no grievance with his former employers. But it does add to the spice. Rodgers is Liverpool's fourth manager in four seasons and may need a positive start before facing Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United in his first three home games. Andy Hunter